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Electricity bills up 21%
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
The Straits Times

By Liaw Wy Cin

ELECTRICITY bills for Singapore households will go up by about 21 per cent from Wednesday - the highest one-time increase in seven to eight years - due to higher oil prices.

With this latest tariff revision, families living in one- to three-room Housing Board flats will see their utilities bills for this year rising from $90 to $223, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA), which regulates the electricity and gas industry here on Monday.

But the government rebates of $310 to $330 will more than cover the increases for these homes.

 


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